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Traveling light is an idea that has appealed to me for years. I’ve read articles and blogs about lightening the load, packing less, double duty toiletries….but I think the real appeal is that when you HAVE less, you have MORE. There is a sense of freedom that comes with Owning Fewer Belongings. I love the sense of detachment from my stuff. The Bible says not to store your treasure where moths and thieves can get at it, but rather to store them in heaven.

Beautifully put.

I wonder, if I had to evacuate my house due to pending natural disaster, what things would I take? Obviously, since my family and my pets are not things, but living beings, they don’t count. I would already have them in the car. However; if I were to take a look back into the house of what was Worthy of Saving, what would it be?

I wear the same jewelry all the time. It’s part of me. Each piece was given to me by special loved ones. They hold sentimental value and they have meaning. I am never without them.

I carry my Bible in my bag….the bag itself would be worth saving. It was purchased in Italy at The Sirni Pelletteria in Rome. (That’s a whole other story.) Dishes? Candles? Appliances? Even photographs that are priceless to me have already been loaded out into cyberspace.

Toys? I do have a lovely china doll my husband put into my Christmas stocking one year after I told him that was my dream as a child to see one peeking out of my stocking. I would take her….and my purple sock monkey.

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About me.

Cynthia Dite Sirni is a writer. Her freelance writing and consultant work range from technical to topical. Food, travel, and fashion are the driving force behind her pen. Scrivo, her blog is Italian for "I write."
When she is not writing, she is investigating new ways to keep Italy in her heart. Driven by a love of wine and starch products, she searches the globe for The Perfect Dish of Macaroni.